T6 Suspension Change - Thinking KYB

[TonyMax]

I've still got the original struts and rear shocks and my T6 has 290+k km. It's getting pretty bouncy.

I'm thinking about KYB replacements, I don't need anything fancy, just something OEM equivalent or better.

Questions are as follows:

What's access like to the top of the strut towers? I've started watching a YouTube vid and there seems to be some dismantling required to get to the strut tops? Also this video wants to remove brakes and punch axles out etc., Can't I just remove and replace the strut assembly complete without dismantling the whole upright assembly? I have spring compressors.

Also, with rear shocks do the new shocks come with new mounting bolts?

Cheers,


Tony

[Sunny43.5]

Not sure if the T6 is much different to the T5.1 but if its the same then the rears are easy to do , with ours the original bolts were reused with no problems still going 12 years on . The fronts are a bit of faffing around , I never removed the axles just left all that attached to the disc hubs . Top access is a fiddly bit as you may need to remove wipers and the front cover to get access to the top bolt . the worst part is actually removing the lower part of the strut where its clamped as you may need to tap it out with a hammer .